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An hour long video from a creator i've never heard about on a topic i know nothing of? *OH BOY GIMME MORE!*

Having you and Nexpo is like having divorced parents, 2 birthdays and 2 christmases

I got caught in a whiteout at night about a year ago. My only markers to follow were the faint tail lights of one car ahead of me, their rapidly fading tire tracks, and the alarming number of vehicles in the ditch on both sides of the road. If I had stopped at any point, I would have lost the road. I just had to trust the guy ahead of me and stay on the gas for like 20min straight to avoid getting stuck or lost. One of the scariest moments of my life.

“Imagine being caught in a whiteout, somewhere in the Arctic” that part just reminded me of being a kid on the US Naval base in Keflavik, Iceland and getting caught in a whiteout blizzard while playing outside by myself. I found some lava rocks to try and shelter myself, clinging desperately to my sled covering me, and waited it out for like an hour. When I got home, my mom was just like “huh wondered where you were” 😅

A small detail that I noticed in the first game is that the rifle that you use is a Krag Jørgensen, which is a Norwegian rifle, which connects it to the real life expedition even more

For context of how ridiculous the world of Blame! is... this isn't simply a megacity that covered and replaced the Earth, but one that replaced a decent amount of the solar system, and one that will eventually replace it outright if enough material is located and found. The furthest edge of the city sits in Jupiter's orbit. All-encompassing voids in the city are not there because of an error in architectural design, but because they had to build around a planet.

I love how SIGNALIS OST was used a lot in this video that music was made for this feeling exactly

babbdi feels like this one dream i had. crossed a border, walked for a few hours, made it to a town that looked like that. no regard for safety or anything. i saw a few people die from falling off elevators and such.

12:48 "They then speculated that the deer are detecting the electromagnetic field and uses it for navigation, they then removed the deer's brain. The deer was no longer able to find its way to the herd, thus proving the theory"

That sled game in the snow was so eerie and I was really impressed how realistic the movements of the characters were despite being so pixelated

Shadow of the Colossus also has a cool dead world, Its huge but almost nothing is there except ruins. its one of my all time favorite games.

As a person who have been in snowy mountain terrain skiing during some whitouts; it isn't just that things look like they are floating, you can't even tell up from down. There was a scenario when we had been touring and was going back, only following a snowmobile path (marked with signs like the ones in the game but a red X at the top (although they were white because of frost)). We decided to do a shortcut and instead of following the path go downhill straight to where we had park our cars. As we went down we did stops from time to time to make sure we didn't lose anyone or at least make sure nobody got hurt. I stopped at one point, but nobody else was stopping but going slowly pass me, so I yelled out to them to make sure they could see I had stopped. Instead they replied with "we are not moving, YOU are!". I then tried to edge my skis to make sure I had stopped and immediatly noticed that, I was indeed, moving. Side note: it wasn't snowing a lot. Sometimes you get whiteouts from clouds or moisture in the air.

Such a good video. Keep going bro, 100k is coming so soon… can’t wait to see what’s next

The game I think of when I hear "abandoned city" or "loneliness" is "Fragile dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon" for the Wii. It's a game with one of the best atmospheres out there.

I experienced this to an extreme degree in a "digital trip" in Watch Dogs 1 called "Alone" where the entire city is shrouded in darkness and the objective is to restore lights section by section while avoiding patrolling camera headed enemies. The feeling comes when you have restored the majority of the city and you are left with a city that is conpletely abandoned, you walk the empty streets while a hauntingly beautiful musical score lulls in the background

The segment with Blame is amazing , the background music and your voice combine beautifully

BLAME! hit me hard when I first discovered it, because my dreams were so close to the massive scaled setting years before I even knew what it was.

Virtual, the atmosphere you build from your videos is simply just impeccable. Thank you for the incredible work you do.

the thumbnail got me really excited to hear someone talk about fatum betula and then he didn't which was majorly disapointing. still a good video that talked about a lot of excellent dead worlds I have affection for

Girls Last Tour is also in a setting with a dying world but it is slightly more lighthearted, I totally recommend reading.

One game I’ve been doing my best to keep tabs on is Agony of a Dying MMO. The title alone is intriguing, but playing the demo that came out a few years ago just has this air of dreamlike loneliness covering dark subject matter that I haven’t experienced anywhere else.

The Souls Series is my favorite series that is largely based on this topic, because the way it depicts the deaths of its worlds is so timeless yet relevant. The world is destroyed over and over in a flat circle of time due to the vices and depravity of those who are at the top of society, and those who are at the bottom (the characters you play as being just one of the indefinite victims of this ceaseless cycle of the universe’s birth, decay, and death) face the worst of it. However the worlds, despite dying, or having already been killed in the case of The Dreg Heap, Kiln of The First Flame, and Pygmy Throne, still have this mystique and beauty/serenity despite it all. Despite how grim the endless cycle of suffering and peace that Dark Souls and Elden Ring are, their worlds and settings and gameplay still are comforting to me.

My favorite dying world game is Darkwood. It feels simultaneously dead and alive as you see what should look like regular flora and fauna, but are almost all malformed and strange.

Would love to see you cover Fatum Betula! I saw the church at the bottom of the lake in the thumbnail and was hoping somebody big would finally cover it! Super great content, keep it up!

I love seeing Blame! get more attention. I remember when I first read it I just couldn’t put it down.

Its very different, but Outer Wilds is one of my favorite "dying worlds" and one of my favorite games of all time.

Some of these games remind me of a video that I saw where there's a building in Japan (I think) which has some strange floor plans. In one entrance, you would believe that it would be Floor 1 like in normal buildings, but in a strange twist you realize that it's Floor 5. Then when you go to Floor Eleven via the elevator there's another entryway where you would think would lead to a public area high in the sky, but instead leads to another street area as if you never left the ground floor. It was very peculiar.

Girls Last Tour

truly, the auditory experience is 70% of the videos quality. the visuals are the cream on top

IM SO HAPPY TO SEE NAISSANCEE, BLAME AND IRON LUNG IN ONE VIDEO I LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE AND UNCANNY HORROR THESE THREE MEDIA GAVE TO ME.

Oh my God! I've played Lorn's lure demo last year and then, few moths later, Babbdi (I've been sometimes thinking about them). I got that special feeling of something liminal, atmospheric and luring to explore, reminiscent of dreams. I felt in love with that feeling. I hope we'll get a lot more of that type of games. Wow, you just organized some of my thoughts about this. Thank you!

I really love the signalis music you used at the beginning, it sets the tone and mood (that game has the greatest OST of anything I’ve played or seen)

btw the LIDAR gamemode is based off the video game Scanner Sombre. Sort of fits the "dead world" theme as you explore a massive cave system with (spoilers) a vast network of ancient constructions and the like, which ends in an abandoned mine

If humans in “Iron Lung” found moons with literal oceans of blood, the constituent elements of said blood, along with the tidal forces of the oceans, would allow humans to build a civilization that could - in theory- last until the heat-death of the universe.

This video and these games are the exact reason I love vr chat, just wander around empty worlds, maybe stumble upon 1 random person somewhere otherwise just walking and exploring empty cities and places with such strange vibes and moods. I love it. Especially with some radiohead playing in the background lol

Something about seemingly empty and deserted (as in devoid of humanoid life) lands is equally soothing and lonely to me. Not necessarily a sad loneliness, but mostly one of tranquility. It makes finding cultural references left behind by those who were there before even more impactful. I appreciate if it’s not always due to a virus/plague/curse, since that has been used a lot so far, but it’s fine nonetheless. Really great video!

I can’t stress how much these “video game” videos HIT!! I NEEED MORE DEPRESSING GAME VIDS!!!

I wrote out a whole comment comparing the two games to BLAME! and commented it right as you brought up the manga. So happy I recognizes the inspiration in the two games.

Absolutely perfect voice, knowledgeable and clear without having that overdramatic influencer twang. I don't even need subtitles. Subscribed and sacrifice offered.

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Oof, I would've wanted ya to talk about Fatum Betula, since that's where ya got the image of the church from. I hope you talk about it, even for a little, it's one of my favorite games of all time.

I live about an hour away for the town in PA that inspired Silent Hills look, Centralia. It's an old coal mining town that, last I heard, still has fires burning underground after an accident in 1962. Now only like 5 people live there still. There used to be this big abandoned section of highway near it that was covered in graffiti but they covered it all in dirt recently. My family used to drive through the town to get to the amusement park Knoebels before the roads were closed. There's a dark ride there based around mining that actually references Centralia, there's a burning ring of coal fire your mine cart goes through before you see a bunch of torn up buildings. It's pretty interesting.

Beautiful video. Mesmerizing. Thank you m8 for making this. Its truly something special. Thank you for sharing your feelings about these worlds

My first exposure to this theme was a point-and-click flash game I discovered as a kid, called Little Wheel. And man, did it leave an impresion on me. If you have Flashpoint installed (as you should), I urge you to play it. It's only 15-20 minutes long - but the atmosphere is just amazing.

Great video! One that does this well, and it doesn't appear to be on the surface, is Riven: A Sequel to Myst. It's set in a semi-tropical archipelago, but it captures a real sense of isolation for major portions of the game, almost zero contact with other humans; and, makes it clear through exploration that you are in a doomed world. You catch glimses of the people who used to live there, see their abandoned infrastructure, and learn more about what caused this vibrant place to go stagnant. It's not quite so grim in visuals as these games, but that's where I think the genius of it lies, that it's tone and theme can still hold that message even as you walk around a very beautiful world.

Dude iv been loving this series. It's SUCH a unique subject / category and I love how you take our the time for them,nit just going off a passing glance.

This was such an incredibly well made video. I actually got really invested in the subject and before I knew it, I was at the end. The concept of worlds on their last breaths or already over is interesting. Seeing how the people and land try to cope with what little is left is interesting. Some feel so resigned, some continue on as if nothing is happening and others try in vain to fix whatever's going on.

Theres very little I find as satisfying as hitting refresh and seeing a new VC drop. Let me savour every bite.

i'm so glad to have found this so early! Thank you for a relaxing and informative start to my Wednesday!

This was wonderfully put together! , soothing music and your voice was very soothing too!

This was such a wonderful listen/watch. You have a peaceful and intriguing way of narrating making me feel elax. Thank you 😃

i always love hearing about smaller games. there's always such hidden gems. (in case anyone's wondering, the thumbnail is from the game fatum betula, which also fits te vibe of this video and is worth checking out)

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My favorite one of these games is a game I played when I was like 11. All I really remember is that you were a train driver in the American southwest during the late 1800s or early 1900s, running a Santa fe (?) passenger. The world was very empty, with maybe a town every now and then, all dying. I distinctly remember a small town called Joseph, with all remaining being the depot and a old wooden church. I really hope to rediscover this game at some point, but those memories were fun yet eerie. (This was like 5 years ago)

Great video! I love this kind of stuff and I'm always excited to see a new video from you

The rts game Tiberian Sun captures the slow, melancholic vibes of a dying world.

While a lot more optimistic than the games shown here, Oneshot is a really good game that has a few similar aspects, I would really recommend it.

its.. strange. i cant really put it into words but ill try. iam 38 years old, ive been playing games since i was 6 (obviously, games in 1991 were very different to the ones we have today). over the years, as i became older, games lost some of their magic. they didnt give me much feeling anymore, feelings you only have, when your a child or young. uneasyness, awe, wonder, seeing something you dont understand but like how it looks.. back then, everything felt new to you, but as an adult, you know so much and have so much experience, that most things, become normal. playing games like these, with the strange and uncanny architecture, brings backs those childhood feelings, where you didnt understand things that were shown to you by the game, because you were just to young to understand them.. and thats a great feeling to have. edit: ive just reached the part about Blame! and iam total fascinated by it. never heard of the manga, movie or even the series before, but i know instantly, that i love the concept and iam willing to dive deep! it falls right into my longgoing fantasy about "holodeck adventure locations" like: if we had holodeck technology like the one in star trek, stuff like the backrooms is something i would want to visit there. let the deck create it and let me walk through it and enjoy it for a few hours and then come back out overall, i wish i could play games like these together with my wife. she wasnt a gamer when i meet her 18 years ago, she only played rollercoaster tycoon, sims and the occasionel round of tekken or crash in her old psx. she saw cs:s at my place once and got hooked.. that game showed her, how cool pc gaming can be and she was interested, branched out, tried shooter, rpgs, mmos, building games... for 15 years, games were her hobby, a hobby she spend alot of time on together with me we had weekends, when a new game released, like dragon age inquesition, where we started friday 6pm, played till 1am, and then got back to the pc next day at 1pm and spend 8 hours on it that day.. and then on sunday too. during the week, we squeezed in 3-5 hours a day after work. last game she played, was hogwarts legacy and that was already a "oh boy, now its day 6 on this games, when is it finally over"? and she didnt touch any game since then. she changed her career 2 years ago and since then, is focused on her work and uses all her engergy for that, shes too tired and not wiling anymore, to learn something new at home and learn how to play a new game.. and the limited time she has, shouldnt get eaten up by something like games. if you only have 3 hours left, those 3 hours will fly past if you play something and if she would start something, then i would meant weeks till completion, which is demotivating for her, so the easiest path for her, was to drop gaming all together and its a real loss for me. she never said it, but i feels like shes outgrown gaming, since it doesnt fit in her dalie scedule anymore and rather spends time on things, that can be done passively, like watching tv but to be honest here, i thought that would never change. gaming was her go to hobby from 18,5 to ~33. she always came back to it, she always wanted to play, i thought if thats just a phase, then it would end with 23 or 25, but when she turned 30 and was still as excited to play the new guild wars addon, or the new eso stuff, or the new rainbow 6 update, she made time to play them but since her new job, everything changed, its all about being the picture of the "employee of the month" section and being the first one to arrive at the office, the last one to leave, the first one to think about, when it comes to promotion, the last one to think about, when it comes to fireing, having a life at home, feels like its a hurdle keeping her, from beeing 150% dedicated and spend more hours at work. its.. strange, after getting her "work degree" with 19 she took a year off, then started to work 100h parttime from 2009 on till jan 2022. nothing ever changed, she never wanted to work more because the money was enough and she wanted to have spare time and now, one offer for different position changed her almost 180 degrees

The amount of detailed information and sourcing of resources used in the video description is commendable. Thank you.

This channel is criminally underrated

This channel is really just as good as Nexpo or Nick Crowley or ScareTheater or any other of those scary/abnormal channels. This channel is inevitably gonna blow up, i mean it has to man It might be something u dont wanna do but u might have to do a video on one of the popular items today like Walten Files or Poppy Playtime or Welcome Home, something like that, those kinda videos get viewer engagement and the algorithm for sure

The atmosphere, the tone of the voiceover, the imagery, the example media brought up, fantastic. An hour never went by so fast, yet felt so rich in content

Just started watching your channel this week and I'm digging your deep dives. Outside of Iron Lung, I haven't heard of any of the other games in your video and I love that. I can't wait to see what else you have in store!

Dude the quality of every one of your videos is insane. The atmosphere you create is perfect and matches these dead worlds really well.

Yesss!! Thank you for the new video and commentary! I feel like these are incredibly profound, and beautifully written games.

I clicked on because of the Fatum Betula thumbnail so I’m a bit surprised it wasn’t mentioned. It is a very dying world.

Ive been watching the whole video yesterday, shortly afterwards I fell asleep and this night , I had dreams that made me feel a similar way as your video and the games you explored. I can’t get that feeling out of my mind so I really am thankful for your video

I've been reading Usuzumi no Hate and, although the manga is just beginning and it's far smaller in scope, it gives me major Blame vibes. An eternal being on an equally eternal mission going slowly through a vast but empty landcape.

Sooo happy to see you getting close to 100k. I feel so lucky to have found you when you were below 10k subs because as soon as I watched a video I knew you could get big and I subbed immediately. Keep up the outstanding work ❤

A game I feel could have fit very well in this video is Rainworld, spoiler warning for anyone thinking to play it, in rainworld, the world is basically a mechanical and industrial landscape once used by a civilization, now overrun by fauna and flora trying to survive, but seeing these landscapes of machines and places once used by a civilization, now rusting and rotting away after who knows how long, gave me a sense of a "dying" world, even though it gave way to new life on the surface to the various creatures and plants that now live in it, it is a really fascinating world that leaves you a feeling I cannot describe once you finish it, it's incredible

Thank you for compiling these video games. I love this atmosphere

This is my favorite video by far. Keep up the great work!

you and cresendex are one of my few favourite channels for this type of unique content! And I don't even know what "this type of content" is called! XD

A really good game that does this is rain world, because while it is post apocalyptic in a way, its world still feels very much alive yet dead

If you love this genre, an anime/manga that I would highly recommend that has this theme would be “Girls Last Tour.” It’s haunting, beautiful and so peaceful. It’s one of the few I constantly come back to, because it’s so laid back and makes you appreciate the beauty of the world around you, in the very small things. I think that’s the appeal of this genre, appreciating life and the beauty of the world both as it lives and as it dies.

VC, thanks so much for adding the links to these games. Especially excited to test Lidar.

I've learned about Babbdi from Vinny Vinesauce and didn't think much of it. Maybe it's because he streamed the game in a more comedic tone. Seeing this game being analyzed in a much more sophisticated, serious, and maybe even sombre way expanded my understanding of the game. Thank you! Also, throughout this video, I've been waiting for a "Blame!" mention, and I'm very pleased to see it being shown! Keep up the good work 👍

That was an absolute ride. I came in and didn't think I was gonna like the tone of the narration but it just so perfectly fit the existential theme all the games had. I also LOVE how the games weren't overhyped, the horror overplayed, just explained. The games spoke for themselves and that was artfully done.

Absolutely brilliant video, loved it

Found this channel at a new year's eve and it became my favourite amongst all creepy and eery ones such as Nexpo or Maverick Files. The voice matches the atmosphere and the music... oh my god the music is such a delight. I love you man, thanks for content you're making

Always excited to see another video posted from you!!

Song choices were amazing man. All melancholic and gives you the feeling like you are all alone in this world.

Absolutely amazing video, I loved it! Looking forward to future videos.

Wow, fantastic video! Games with these vibes and atmospheres are some of my favorite, and a few here are completely new to me.

One of the best videos I've ever seen, if this becomes a series, it woul make my life be worth a little more, thank you.

The vibe that creators like you give me from your videos is something I always look forward to

That which gave chase becomes even creepier when you realise that it shows that shrooms, and fungi in general can communicate in hivemind. And the part where the player eats shrooms and becomes the part of hivemind is the most disturbing.

I LOVE these videos...thanks for sharing sir!

This is by far one of the most underrated channels I've seen. Great job! Hope you hit 100k subs soon!

Amazing video, always nice to stumble upon content like this.

I'm so glad you talked about babbdi! I discovered it at random and it immediately made me fall in love with it.

Watching a video like this is a good way to start the day

Definitely one of your best videos. Good stuff!

This channel is amazing. Keep up the good work man!

i just subscribed. this was that melancholic creepy interesting feeling in games i like! very interesting video. i really liked the one with the sled dogs. gave me inspiration for another godot project!

The atmosphere of the music you used and the visuals displayed… i dont know man it made me feel some weird way, but i liked it. It’s almost unexplainable. Amazing video

Blame! sounds fascinating. I've seen the title in passing here and there but always overlooked it.

Finally a Silent Hill 1 fan. I was at Toys R’ Us as a kid with my dad and we played the Syphon Filter demo, and he mistakenly bought Silent Hill. We then went home where I experienced one of the most horrific nights of my life.

Holy cow, thanks the algorithm! Your voice is perfect for these kind of videos!